Utiliser correctement les verbes prépositionnels et les verbes à particules

Prepositional verbs are verbs that are followed by a preposition

Here is a list of common prepositional verbs with their meaning:

Account for= rendre compte / accuse (someone) of (something)= accuser (quelqu’un) de (quelque chose).

Adjust to= s’adapter à / agree to= être d’accord de.

Agree with (someone)= être d’accord avec (quelqu’un) / agree on = être d’accord sur / apply to = postuler / candidater à.

Approve of= approuver / argue with (someone) about (something) = débattre avec (quelqu’un) sur quelque chose.

Arrive at= arriver à /ask (someone) to = demander à quelqu’un de.

Ask (someone) about (something) = demander (à quelqu’un) (quelque chose) / be addicted to (something) = être dépendant de (quelque chose) / be angry at/with = s’être fâché de/contre.

Be accustomed to = être habitué à / be annoyed at/with = être ennuyé de/par.

Listen to = écouter / apologise to (somebody) about (something) = s’excuser auprès de (quelqu’un) à propos de (quelque chose). / look at= regarder.

Care about (somebody or something)= se préoccuper de (quelqu’un ou de quelque chose) / think of or about= penser à / talk about (something)= parler de (quelque chose) / talk to (somebody)= parler à quelqu’un.

Wait for = attendre / blame (somebody) for (something) = blâmer quelqu’un pour (quelque chose) / blame (something) on (somebody)= mettre quelque chose sur le dos de quelqu’un. / suffer from = souffrir de.  

Depend or rely on= dépendre de / protect from or against = protéger de.

Believe in= croire en / succeed in= réussir à / invite (somebody) to = inviter quelqu’un à / collide with= enter en collision avec.

Focus on = concentrate on = se concentrer sur / insist on = insister sur.

Agree on or to (something) = être d’accord sur (quelque chose) / agree with (somebody) = être d’accord avec (quelqu’un) /disagree on or to (something) = ne pas être d’accord sur (quelque chose) / disagree with (somebody)= ne pas être d’accord avec (quelqu’un) / sentence (somebody) to = condamner quelqu’un à / compete with = compétir avec / differ from = être différent de.

Come from= venir de / escape from= s’échapper de / fight about or for= se battre pour / fight against= se battre contre / connect on= se connecter sur.

Discuss with= discuter avec / object to= faire objection à.

Example: He arrived at the airport on time.

The book you gave me differ from the one I lent you.

We think of recycling these products.

My parents rely on me for their living.

J’utilise correctement les verbes à particules

A phrasal verb is a verb whose meaning is determined by the preposition or particle that follows it. 

Example:

give= donner – give up= abandoner / arreter

Show= montrer – show up= arriver / apparaitre / se montrer

Call= appeler – call off= annuler

Get= avoir / obtenir – get on= progresser

Look= regarder – look out= faire attention

Here is a list of common phrasal verbs:

Add up= make sense

Abide by= respect or obey

Allow for= take into consideration

Apply for= make a formal request for something (job, loan, etc)

Back up= give support or encouragement

Black out= faint, lose consciousness

Break down= go out of order, lose control of one’s emotions

Bring up= raise (a child)

Call off= cancel

Die down= calm down, become less strong

Drop out= leave school without finishing

Find out= discover or obtain information

Fall through= fail, doesn’t happen

Figure out= understand, find the answer

Get by= survive or manage to cope

Get over= recover from illness or disappointment 

Give up= stop doing something

Go through= experience

Go back= return

Hand in= submit (report, homework

Hand out= distribute

Hang up= end a phone conversation

Hold on= wait or grip tightly

Keep on= continue

Look after= take care of

Look for= search or try to find something

Look forward to= await with pleasure

Mix up= mistake one thing or person for another

Move in= arrive in a new office or house etc…

Move out= leave your office or house etc… for another one

Note down= write something

Own up= admit or confess something

Pass away= die

Pass out= faint or lose consciousness

Pay back= reimburse

Put off= postpone or arrange a later date

Put on= turn on or switch on

Put off= extinguish

Pick up= collect somebody

Rule out= eliminate

Set up= start a business 

Shop around= compare prices

Show off= brag or want to be admired

Show up= appear or arrive

Shut up= be silent or stop talking

Take after= resemble in appearance or character 

Take off= leave the ground or fly

Tell off= reprimand or criticize severely 

Think over= consider

Turn down= refuse

Watch out= be careful

Work out= find a solution or calculate something / do physical exercise 

Example: The employee turned down the offer of the boss.

The plane took off without any problem.

This girl takes after her mum.

She looked after her younger brother with much care.

A lot of kids drop out school to engage in illegal immigration.